lesson 27
Terms
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- sanctimonious
- five syllables and accented on 3ed
- salient
- (adj) prominent or conspicuous
- retribution
- retributive, retributory
- retribution
- (n) just payment for something else, especially a punishment
- revere
- (ant) ridicule, revile
- ruse
- (n) an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
- reverberate
- (v) to echo and over again; to resound
- sabotage
- (n) malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something
- rudiment
- (n) a basic principle, element, or skill
- satellite
- (n) a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size
- sacrilegious
- (adj) wickedly disrespectful of sacred or revered things
- sabotage
- (v) to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily
- sanctimonious
- (adj) making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, to impress others
- revere
- (v) to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect
- reticent
- (ant) voluble, loquacious, talkative
- ruminate
- (v) to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind
- retribution
- 4 syllables accented on the third
- rudiment
- (syn) basics, fundamentals
- reticent
- (adj) disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained
- ritual
- (n) a prescribed form or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced
- ritual
- (n) rite, ritualism (adj) ritualistic
- sabotage
- saboteur
- sanguine
- (adj) cheerfully confident or optimistic
- satellite
- (n) a country that is under the domination or influence of a large or more powerful country
- retroactive
- (adj) applying or referring to a period prior to enactment